sec.15CMatters tribunal must consider in making particular decisions

sec.15C Matters tribunal must consider in making particular decisions

This section applies to the tribunal in making a decision about— a disciplinary proceeding alleging misconduct in a professional respect against a veterinary surgeon; or whether or not a veterinary surgeon’s name should be removed from the register of veterinary surgeons because the veterinary surgeon is medically unfit to practise veterinary science. In making its decision, the tribunal— must have regard to previous decisions about the veterinary surgeon made by any of the following— the tribunal if, in the opinion of the tribunal, the previous decision is relevant to the matter before it; the board; a committee; and may have regard to previous decisions about the veterinary surgeon made by a foreign disciplinary body. Subsection (2) does not limit the matters the tribunal may consider in making its decision. In this section— committee means a committee of medical practitioners appointed under section 22D (1) . foreign disciplinary body means an entity, established under the law of another State or country, having functions similar to the functions of the board or tribunal under this Act. s 15C ins 1986 No. 6 s 13 amd 1994 No. 15 s 3 sch 1 ; 2000 No. 16 s 590 sch 1 pt 2 sub 2009 No. 24 s 834 (sec.15C-ssec.1) This section applies to the tribunal in making a decision about— a disciplinary proceeding alleging misconduct in a professional respect against a veterinary surgeon; or whether or not a veterinary surgeon’s name should be removed from the register of veterinary surgeons because the veterinary surgeon is medically unfit to practise veterinary science. (sec.15C-ssec.2) In making its decision, the tribunal— must have regard to previous decisions about the veterinary surgeon made by any of the following— the tribunal if, in the opinion of the tribunal, the previous decision is relevant to the matter before it; the board; a committee; and may have regard to previous decisions about the veterinary surgeon made by a foreign disciplinary body. (sec.15C-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit the matters the tribunal may consider in making its decision. (sec.15C-ssec.4) In this section— committee means a committee of medical practitioners appointed under section 22D (1) . foreign disciplinary body means an entity, established under the law of another State or country, having functions similar to the functions of the board or tribunal under this Act.

• (a) a disciplinary proceeding alleging misconduct in a professional respect against a veterinary surgeon; or
• (b) whether or not a veterinary surgeon’s name should be removed from the register of veterinary surgeons because the veterinary surgeon is medically unfit to practise veterinary science.
• (a) must have regard to previous decisions about the veterinary surgeon made by any of the following— (i) the tribunal if, in the opinion of the tribunal, the previous decision is relevant to the matter before it; (ii) the board; (iii) a committee; and